Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions

Ankyrins together with their spectrin partners are the master organizers of micron-scale membrane domains in diverse tissues. The 24 ankyrin (ANK) repeats of ankyrins bind to numerous membrane proteins, linking them to spectrin-based cytoskeletons at specific membrane microdomains. The accessibility...

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Main Authors: Keyu Chen, Jianchao Li, Chao Wang, Zhiyi Wei, Mingjie Zhang
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Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-08-01
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/29150
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author Keyu Chen
Jianchao Li
Chao Wang
Zhiyi Wei
Mingjie Zhang
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Jianchao Li
Chao Wang
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Mingjie Zhang
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description Ankyrins together with their spectrin partners are the master organizers of micron-scale membrane domains in diverse tissues. The 24 ankyrin (ANK) repeats of ankyrins bind to numerous membrane proteins, linking them to spectrin-based cytoskeletons at specific membrane microdomains. The accessibility of the target binding groove of ANK repeats must be regulated to achieve spatially defined functions of ankyrins/target complexes in different tissues, though little is known in this regard. Here we systemically investigated the autoinhibition mechanism of ankyrin-B/G by combined biochemical, biophysical and structural biology approaches. We discovered that the entire ANK repeats are inhibited by combinatorial and quasi-independent bindings of multiple disordered segments located in the ankyrin-B/G linkers and tails, suggesting a mechanistic basis for differential regulations of membrane target bindings by ankyrins. In addition to elucidating the autoinhibition mechanisms of ankyrins, our study may also shed light on regulations on target bindings by other long repeat-containing proteins.
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spelling doaj.art-cddae088a0e247cf867d728a23f93dc72022-12-22T03:52:31ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2017-08-01610.7554/eLife.29150Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regionsKeyu Chen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-0604Jianchao Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-1626Chao Wang2Zhiyi Wei3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-6502Mingjie Zhang4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9404-0190Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaDivision of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaDivision of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaDivision of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Department of Biology, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, ChinaDivision of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Center of Systems Biology and Human Health, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaAnkyrins together with their spectrin partners are the master organizers of micron-scale membrane domains in diverse tissues. The 24 ankyrin (ANK) repeats of ankyrins bind to numerous membrane proteins, linking them to spectrin-based cytoskeletons at specific membrane microdomains. The accessibility of the target binding groove of ANK repeats must be regulated to achieve spatially defined functions of ankyrins/target complexes in different tissues, though little is known in this regard. Here we systemically investigated the autoinhibition mechanism of ankyrin-B/G by combined biochemical, biophysical and structural biology approaches. We discovered that the entire ANK repeats are inhibited by combinatorial and quasi-independent bindings of multiple disordered segments located in the ankyrin-B/G linkers and tails, suggesting a mechanistic basis for differential regulations of membrane target bindings by ankyrins. In addition to elucidating the autoinhibition mechanisms of ankyrins, our study may also shed light on regulations on target bindings by other long repeat-containing proteins.https://elifesciences.org/articles/29150Ankyrin-R/B/Gankyrin repeatsautoinhibitionaxon initial segment
spellingShingle Keyu Chen
Jianchao Li
Chao Wang
Zhiyi Wei
Mingjie Zhang
Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
eLife
Ankyrin-R/B/G
ankyrin repeats
autoinhibition
axon initial segment
title Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
title_full Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
title_fullStr Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
title_full_unstemmed Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
title_short Autoinhibition of ankyrin-B/G membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
title_sort autoinhibition of ankyrin b g membrane target bindings by intrinsically disordered segments from the tail regions
topic Ankyrin-R/B/G
ankyrin repeats
autoinhibition
axon initial segment
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/29150
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